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I just put on my bags. I havn't read anywhere that I remember about the factory bags (except for the mega-thread - Post 3414 Page 171) so here's my experiences on putting on the side and top mounts.
Use blue thread lock on everything! Directions are on all three sheets that you'll need to decode..............
Take the rear passenger peg bolts out and loosen the fronts. Make sure your can is cool enough to touch.
Take the grab rail off. Take the blinkers off. They route up behind your tool kit. Just need to take the 8mm bolt off and unplug.
Intall the top rack w/o the rear bolt (old grab rail location) since it will have a spacer and will mount the side racks. It'll be mounted w/ the 2 rear passenger pegs bolts and the forward bolts from the grab rail location.
Use parts to cap off your old blinker locations unless your flush mounting them.
Loosely install the side racks starting with the middle, the front, and then install the spaced out rear and torque it down, then torque the other two bolts.
Remove/replace the front rear pegs and use a spacer washer on the backside so it'll stay aligned w/ the spaced out rear (due to the side racks).
Install back bar that connects the two side racks.
I recommend waiting on using the plastic caps on the bolt heads so you can recheck the torque after a few miles - up to you.
Cuse, cuse some more because now they want you to tuck your blinkers out through the rear taillight - how cheap and gaudy looking.
Install blinkers on side mounts.
Recuse the tucking of the blinker leads. Tuck blinker leads under taillight or be creative but hook 'em up so you'll have blinky blinks.
Wait a couple of hours or overnight for the thread lock to work. You can mount and un mount the bags a few times to stay amuzed and dream of cargo carrying.
Mount bags and enjoy ride.
Ride to mountains and BUST some unsuspecting sportbikes a new one.
Ride home laughing and gestering as you ride w/ your head getting thrown back and forth from laughter as you relieve that moment when the Gixxer caught up and asked...what is that???
It's a K8 Bandit of course, 'nough said........Tell the wife the story and watch her roll her eyes.
Just like the musclecar eras of the 50's, 60's, and early 70's.
You GOTTA love a sleeper.
Here's a vid of Georgia Highway 180 going from Blood MTN towards Wolf Pen Gap Road. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP2PjIF0PCY
Use blue thread lock on everything! Directions are on all three sheets that you'll need to decode..............
Take the rear passenger peg bolts out and loosen the fronts. Make sure your can is cool enough to touch.
Take the grab rail off. Take the blinkers off. They route up behind your tool kit. Just need to take the 8mm bolt off and unplug.
Intall the top rack w/o the rear bolt (old grab rail location) since it will have a spacer and will mount the side racks. It'll be mounted w/ the 2 rear passenger pegs bolts and the forward bolts from the grab rail location.
Use parts to cap off your old blinker locations unless your flush mounting them.
Loosely install the side racks starting with the middle, the front, and then install the spaced out rear and torque it down, then torque the other two bolts.
Remove/replace the front rear pegs and use a spacer washer on the backside so it'll stay aligned w/ the spaced out rear (due to the side racks).
Install back bar that connects the two side racks.
I recommend waiting on using the plastic caps on the bolt heads so you can recheck the torque after a few miles - up to you.
Cuse, cuse some more because now they want you to tuck your blinkers out through the rear taillight - how cheap and gaudy looking.
Install blinkers on side mounts.
Recuse the tucking of the blinker leads. Tuck blinker leads under taillight or be creative but hook 'em up so you'll have blinky blinks.
Wait a couple of hours or overnight for the thread lock to work. You can mount and un mount the bags a few times to stay amuzed and dream of cargo carrying.
Mount bags and enjoy ride.
Ride to mountains and BUST some unsuspecting sportbikes a new one.
Ride home laughing and gestering as you ride w/ your head getting thrown back and forth from laughter as you relieve that moment when the Gixxer caught up and asked...what is that???
It's a K8 Bandit of course, 'nough said........Tell the wife the story and watch her roll her eyes.
Just like the musclecar eras of the 50's, 60's, and early 70's.
You GOTTA love a sleeper.
Here's a vid of Georgia Highway 180 going from Blood MTN towards Wolf Pen Gap Road. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP2PjIF0PCY
, across the cherohola skyway (both great rides) and spin over to barber motorsports park to break-in the bikes
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